The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability, cold injury residuals, and right foot injury are not related to service or manifest within one year of separation. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a thorough review of the Veteran's medical history and current symptoms, concluding that any current disabilities are less likely than not related to in-service events.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic low back disability, Residuals of cold injury (bilateral hand numbness and sensitivity to cold), Right foot injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2016
- Citation
- 1620903
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits was granted from March 6, 2018.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for loss of teeth and service connection for right and left foot injuries, as there was no evidence that the loss of masticatory surface could not be restored by suitable prosthesis or that the foot injuries were related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's current right foot injury and cervical spine disorder are found to have onset during his military service, warranting service connection for both conditions.
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